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Definitions

holy

[hoh-lee] / ˈhoʊ li /
ADJECTIVE
religious, sacred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
divine hallowed humble pure revered righteous spiritual sublime
STRONG
believing clean devotional faithful good innocent moral perfect upright
WEAK
angelic blessed chaste consecrated dedicated devoted devout faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly immaculate just messianic pietistic pious prayerful reverent sacrosanct sainted saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spotless uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly venerable venerated virtuous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
corrupt irreligious
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bad dishonest evil immoral imprecise impure inaccurate incomplete sinful uncertain unreliable unvirtuous vile
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depraved irreverent sacrilegious unholy unsacred wicked

Example Sentences

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Cornell University scientists have taken a major step toward developing a safe, reversible, long-acting and 100% effective nonhormonal male contraceptive, considered the holy grail of male contraception.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

"As a result, Israel has temporarily asked worshippers from all faiths not to worship at the holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City to protect them."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

How did an obscure startup in Finland beat Toyota, Stellantis and the entire nation of China to the holy grail of energy storage?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

This year Nowruz should have been even more special, since it coincides with Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl